My daughter started guitar lessons with Christian three months ago. He is awesome. I’m beyond happy with Westchase Music School. So much so that we just add piano with Anna. The whole staff is friendly and truly have a love of music Highly recommended! My daughter loves going every week.
This is Rahul Ranjithkumar, proud student of Westchase Music School. I have been taking piano lessons for 6 years with Mr. Hanspeter, one of many great teachers, and I’ve got to say, I have advanced my skill on piano from beginner to playing intermediate and advanced songs. My teacher has helped build up my skills from note-reading to playing intermediate songs. I have loved taking lessons here including the Music Technology Lab that taught me various note skills. I am, 100% without a doubt giving five stars to Westchase Music School and think its a great place to learn various instruments, not just piano, even if you’re a beginner or would like to learn as an adult. I love going here and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
Excellent teachers, great environment, friendly staff, and accommodating
The school was great for the most part but the staff was kindly clueless at time. Lots of parents going in and out, the staff can’t keep up with students. We went there for 6 months, the initial meeting the guy with glasses told me my daughter wouldn’t be good at piano in front of other parents. She is still doing piano now at another school and is excited to have her first recital.
Learn to play here.
3. Knightro Guitars
Address: 107 Dunbar Ave f, Oldsmar, FL 34677 , Westchase , Florida , United States
A super knowledgeable custom builder who is always happy to answer your questions and make sure your guitar is exactly what you want and need.
I found Knightro when I was asking around on Facebook for someone in the local area to dig into my double-neck a little to make it playable again. I brought it out to Andrew’s shop in Oldsmar and he was a consumate professional. He showed me his current builds and the quality is fantastic. The guy really knows what he is doing and he went above and beyond with my guitar. I’ll be keeping him good and busy with more small jobs soon. Keep up the good work, Andrew!
Andrew hand makes awesome guitars! I can’t wait to see what he makes next.
Would not do business with this company. My son had a horrible experience with him. Paid a lot of money and in the end he had to bring the guitar in a shop for repair so it was just playable. He waited a extra year after it was supposed to be done to get a guitar that had to be fixed. Also, he was supposed to get a case which he never got. Seller ghosted my son when he wanted his case and reimbursement for necessary repairs to just play the guitar. Just not a good experience at all. Not what he was promised, and definitely not what he paid for.
Don’t waste your time. It’s not at the address listed.
My daughter has been taking piano and guitar lessons for a couple years. She really enjoys the opportunity to perform in the recitals. I can’t say enough about the quality of the instruction. This is a top notch academy that knows how to develop musical talent.
Welcoming place. Good classes of all kinds – instrument, voice, ensemble – many. If you’re even half thinking about it – go. People are great and classes have students of all ages and all walks of life. Love it.
Taylor is the MAN! You will not find a more effective guitar teacher in LA (or perhaps the world). He will not waste a single minute of your time. He will push you to new levels.
This address is not a bussines. Please update your info.
wrong address 9220 dalwood ct is a private residence. this business listing may be a scam
6. Let It Drop Music
Address: 7506 Timberstone Dr, Tampa, FL 33615 , Westchase , Florida , United States
Taking drum lessons from the most excellent teacher ever.
Amazing staff; always so helpful and friendly.
Great selection of equipment as well. If you love music or are wanting to start, this is the right place.
Dameon was awesome. Very helpful. The green Kramer guitar is awesome. Thank you
Not allowing people to put used gear on layaway is a great way to lose money guitar center allows used gear to be laid away ever hear of them?
A drum room with a COME ON IN AND PLAY sign that almost never has a kit in it
I take guitar lessons and I am happy with the content and the encouragement receive during the lesson.
Location here is closed, wasted a 20 minute drive over because Google failed to remove this from maps
Their clarinet quality sucks and the service is super slow.
The buying experiance is very painful!!!!!!! It’s why I buy on line anymore!
8. The Blind Tiger Cafe – Westchase -Coffee Shop
Address: 10118 Montague St, Tampa, FL 33626 , Westchase , Florida , United States
This place is great, the baristas actually know what they are doing and have great recommendations. Ask them to recommend you something if you are unsure.
The food is nothing out of the extraordinary, but the selection is good.
SÚPER”
Came here for a work team meeting and food and coffee was amazing!!
It’s got great coffee, the food is great as well, but definitely on the expensive side. The music tends to be a bit loud here, but I’m sure they would turn it down if asked. The service is always wonderful here.
Limited menu options, a little pricey, and the coffee was okay. I think they were unsure of how to make a Pour-over, so waited awhile to get it. All-in-all, an average community coffee shop, but the staff was pleasant, the clientele were those that lived in the community and could walk to it, and there was plenty of indoor/outdoor seating. Would go again, for just the ambiance with friends.
Muy difícil estacionar en el lugar, buena atención de su personal, excelentes productos
Saturday morning coffee stop and as we went in to order, the Batista did not see a man in a wheelchair and asked for our order instead. She then realized her mistake and made it look like we were trying to cut in front of the gentleman. When we did place our order, the barista was short with us and would only point to a SKU on the counter when we asked about breakfast sandwiches. Experience was so unpleasant we declined to place an order and left.
I ordered Uber eats at 10:30 and I still hadn’t received my food at 11:30, and mind you I only order one sandwich. This is the worse service ever.
I went there three times and all my orders were bad. The prices are ridiculous! So expensive. I ordered affogato which was about $6,5 and got something for like three sips in a cup! Ordered iced matcha and tasted like dirt, they don’t put any sugar. Every time I went there, I returned regretting it. Just go somewhere else, really.
9. Guitar Center
Address: 3914 W Hillsborough Ave, Tampa, FL 33614 , Westchase , Florida , United States
David had spent 3 days with me answering every musically uneducated question anybody could ask. I was trying to purchase a Bass and an electric guitar for my grandkids. Go see this guy plus everybody in the store is super nice and helpful. They treat you the same if your buying a 100 dollar item or a 1000 dollar item. Great customer service. Highly recommend this store.
Buena atención y gran variedad de instrumentos
I had the best service today at Guitar center from Drew , he’s new but he’s good at making you feel at home. Thank you Drew for great service.
Jason and Juan are the most helpful GC employees I’ve ever met.
Covid 19 precautions are handled very well.
Trade in prices are more generous than you would think.
Might need more staff to keep up with volume.
Good selection of all types of gear. Easy to trade in and trade up. Value of trade plus 10% off new purchase.
Guitar Centers great! Good selection when you need it. Prices are fair but not as good as online.
Louis, you dropped the ball on me my man. I don’t like putting in a bad review on anyone but your incompetence let many people down. If you don’t know what you are doing, it’s best to let someone with adequate skills take care of the customers. We all make mistakes. I hope you’re man enough to admit when you screw up. Life is better that way. We went to another store and had top notch service from Coy at the Lakeland Store. If you’re not man enough to admit your failures, I hope a manager will hold you accountable. As a customer, I should not have to chase you around to pay for your product. God bless
I picked a guitar ,pulled it aside, with the note on it that I’ll stop by to pick it up in few days on Sunday. Brought trade in as well. Drove 30 miles. Associate who was handling it called as I was pulling in and stated ” someone took it and sold it day before” !? Unbelievable! Careless. Oh well! Lesson learned!
Worst service ever!! I been waiting on line for the cashier about 1(!) hour. When he came, he said I need a manager for my question, and again I was waiting about 30 minutes!! They always rude!!! Guitar Center employees across whole country does everything to force us go somewhere else.
10. Best Buy
Address: 12675 Citrus Plaza Dr, Tampa, FL 33625 , Westchase , Florida , United States
My favorite store. Best place to get electronics hands down.
Great service
I went to buy a new Ps4 but they didn’t have a very good selection of games otherwise it’s a pretty good store.
Sometimes they have great deals, the good thing they pricematch too. So if you are looking to buy electronis check the brand website, amazon then bestbuy to know how much it should be and if it higher ask they if they can pricematch it.
Return or exchange queue wait is more.
I was told to go to Irving to talk about wireless headphones. We were talking and in the middle of a sentence and walked away from me and helped someone else! I left without purchasing new phones and bought some elsewhere.
Pretty awful experience. I purchased a TV around 9 am for store pick up. Here it is 4 pm and it’s still not ready. Showed up at the store and it wasn’t ready. I spoke with a customer service rep who scanned my order and then said nothing. Just told me to wait.
10 minutes later I was assisted by someone else. There is no clear communication. Makes the process more difficult than it has to be.
The customer service representative Citrus Park Best Buy who helped me exchange my Samsung (2017) Icon X headphones was very actively aggressive when it comes to explaining how the Geek Squad Warranty/Exchange would be processed or how it would be handled. If she is a supervisor good for her but she should not have a customer facing job if she is not going to show empathy or general kindness/being polite with the customer. It’s all about the connection even if it’s quick. Hi, how are you doing today? I’m sorry your headphones weren’t charging or holding a charge but we will get you back up and running in no time. A little empathy goes along way. I forgot why my wife and I don’t like to shop at that particular Best Buy location because of employees like that. I’ll go to a different location next time for sure even if it’s out of the way in regards to my day….
Nick took great care of me. My hamburgers and cheeseburgers were a 10!!
Great people
The public has good food prepared
Loved this domestic area
Lived here for five+ years and honestly love the place. The main thoroughfare has become too congested and they will have to do something about that.
Horrible signal store wifi was down couldn’t scan batches on my instacart app which made shopping for the customer longer…overall clean store friendly staff
Horrible
Staff wasnt nice. Things were hard to find over priced
It is a great place to come and relax.
14. Black Flag Taliban
Address: 8242 Donaldson Dr, Tampa, FL 33615 , Westchase , Florida , United States
Everyone is friendly & helpful❤️ My 1st cello lesson with Trevor was great! He’s awesome‼️
I had an excellent experience,I am definitely going back .
Rockford at the clearwater store was very nice and very helpful with my trade-in transaction.Smooth sailing in and out oc the store.
I’m a full time singer/guitarist. They usually have whatever I need in stock. I wish they carried DR Acoustic strings (Veritas). Recent purchases include a guitar stand, strings, an amp stand, a lap top stand, and strap locks. Best pedal selection in Tampa Bay!
Good selection of products all around – whether you do live rock band stuff, DJ’ing, concert band or orchestra in school – Sam Ash has almost everything you need. Prices are bit a higher compared to other sellers, but the staff is friendly and knowledgable about the products they sell.
I would have selected 5 stars, but the AC was out in the school section while we were there, and it was miserably hot. The rest off the store was fine though.
I tried selling my Les Paul and was asked how much I wanted for it and I replied $1500. The associate Tripp said he would send out a email and would get a reply in 20 minutes. An hour and a half latter still no answer or offer. For a company that’s been in business for 100 years really needs to come up with a better more professional system to provide customer service. Terrible attitudes, understaffed and unwilling to even negotiate a fair offer. These days there are many options and what sets companies apart is customer service which Sam Ash and it’s employee’s failed at miserably!
Here’s a thought…if you get a new point of sale system, don’t go live with it until your staff is trained how to use it. Tried to return two cymbals and I’m still waiting for my refund of $369.70 after I left the cymbal with them since I had a printed credit card receipt showing the refund was processed. That transaction just dropped off my card and never posted. Said they just got a new point of sale system and still learning it. At first they told me they could only refund the base price without the tax (Huh?!?!) and would have to request the tax be refunded separately? There is so much more that it too much to type but this has been the worst experience buying/returning new cymbals that arrived at my door in used/scratched condition. I wound up having to dispute it on my credit card. It’s a shame because I’ve been shopping there since I was a kid when it was Thoroughbred. Never again will Sam Ash get my money.
Fix your payment system!
I love this place, it’s beautiful, unique, almost feels magical. But… It’s hard to actually pay you guys. I almost just gave up and left because it was taking so long. Pawn shops don’t have this problem. What gives? Just get a tablet, slap stripe on it and be done with it!
I wonder how many people have been turned away from an otherwise perfect establishment.
16. Paragon Rentals and Music Lessons
Address: 1442 W Busch Blvd, Tampa, FL 33612 , Westchase , Florida , United States
I called in to get a instrument and they had it in stock ready to go .Paper work only took 5 minutes and payments were right in my budget . I Recommend this place to any beginning Musician to check out this place
Awesome place! Go see Kyle, he’s amazing! Super nice, patient guy who really knows how to teach!
Super friendly, knowledgeable, and easy to deal with.
Called to make sure they had an instrument, they said yes but it required I come in for a credit check then they ship it from Clearwater. Drove almost an hour to this place, filled out their form, gave them my social, unlocked my credit files and left only for them to call me 15 minutes later and say they never actually checked if the instrument was available and they had none to rent.
Daft staff told me an instrument was in stock and 30 minutes later when I arrived it was not
I Love EddyDean Music Entertainment and I Highly Recommend Him! He’s a Classy, Fun Entertainer with a Fantastic Voice and a wide variety of music!! Book EddyDean for your next party, banquet, wedding & reception, church program and restaurant entertainment! You will Not be disappointed!!
I’ve been to several events where Eddy Dean Music Entertainment and enjoyed myself so much that I recommended him to my 55 over group and was hired, by the end of the event everyone raved about how good he was. They plan on having him entertain them again. I also highly recommend him.
Can’t thank Eddie Dean enough for making my mother’s 99th birthday celebration a smashing success! He serenaded her with all her favorite songs, from back in the day, and had her dancing the night away. She felt so very special with all his attention and special dedications. It meant the world to our birthday girl! You are the best Eddy Dean!
18. Power Mic VoiceOvers
Address: 7108 W Creek Dr, Tampa, FL 33615 , Westchase , Florida , United States
Must go for guitar players in Tampa. I come in from Atlanta and this is the best place probably in the whole South East.
I think they’re one of the best stores to South Tampa and the best deals you can find on a used or new guitar and their service is excellent
Really nice privately owned instrument store for when you need a break from corporate locations like Guitar Center and Sam Ash. All the employees have always been incredibly nice, however, the only negative side is a guitar I purchased that was to be set-up was set-up incorrectly and within not even an hour or two of the set-up it began to make all sort of buzzing sounds.
Very nice guitar store on South Dale Mabry. Well stocked, even had nice high end guitars. Which you don’t see too many at Guitar Center anymore. Guitar Center even did away with its high end room. Not a lot a large of amps though. Decent selection of effects and effect pedals, definitely has all the gear to get you started or keep you going.
Seemed like they didn’t want me playing their guitars or touching anything (I’m a decent musician and was simply browsing). I get that it’s busy but that doesn’t mean you rush your customers or deny them when wanting to play something. I’ve bought many things from here and have always had a great experience but when I walked in this time they literally wouldn’t let me plug up to an amp that I was ready to buy. Claiming there were “too many people”. They have loads of practice rooms in the back, if I’m about to drop $200+ on an amp, I should be able to play on it before buying. They try to make you feel better by saying there’s a 14 day return period… I don’t want to buy something that I haven’t tried, take it home, then bring it back when I could literally decide in the store. This place is hit or miss. The guy that manages the acoustic room is not friendly and quite frankly tries to rush you out of there. Starts asking if I’m going to buy something before I even play it so he knows if I’m worth his time… like dude I’m not sure I need to play on it and feel it out. Disappointing as I do really like their selection. Service is questionable. What a shame.
Wasted two hours of my time… I emailed ahead of time about two cabinets I wanted to sell. I told them every detail because I wanted to know if they were interested before I drove 45 minutes with two big cabinets. I get there, they test them and they work perfectly but they tell me they’re going to pass on them because they are old school? They knew exactly what they were ahead of time. I have nothing good to say about this experience.
Selection of guitars and gear is fantastic. However; do not take your guitar here for a setup. When I requested that my truss rod cover NOT be loose enough to rattle and the PRS floating tremolo be set to factory specs (1/16th of an inch off the body, which sets the bridge parallel with the body due to the knife edge being at 1/16th as well)the staff told me that I should have done my own setup and not brought the guitar to them. The associates there were laughable at best, and I guess I learned my lesson. Wish I had saved my 50 dollars and bought the two or three specialty tools online and done it myself. How can you call yourself a Paul Reed Smith dealer and not know how to set up a PRS bridge? I’ll never go into this store again and I’ll do my best to warn others of the “experts” here that setup a guitar however they “feel” it should be and disregarding the specifications from the manufacturer. I feel wronged, and truly upset at my choice to trust this place.
20. Quick Cash Pawn & Jewelry
Address: 8404 Sheldon Rd, Tampa, FL 33615 , Westchase , Florida , United States
Three words for this place “Clean, fear and quality”. We all know pawn shops are not the cleanest places out there; this place doesn’t look like that. I was surprise to see how clean their merchandise is and how friendly their staff are. I purchased a Pandora bracelet which included the original box in very good shape (hard to find) and the charms were almost like new for way below retail price. The manager worked with me and gave me a fear deal and their workers don’t suffocate you asking annoying questions. Definitely will be back.
Extremely happy with my purchase and price. Piece looks like new. Amazing customer service with high attention to my style. Glad I didn’t leave empty handed.
Clean store, amazing customer service. Great prices. A classy store.
Small place. They speak English and Spanish.
Very friendly staff, bi-lingual as well(english/spanish). Well researched and knowledgeable about the products that they carry. Wonderful selection of electronics and jewelry. They seem fair & reasonably priced, with no pushy sales tactics to boot.
I like the service but around this time change your time online it’s making us drive over thinking it’s open until 4 which it’s not you are closed on weekends.
WORST PAWN SHOP EVER!!!! THIS PLACE IS FULL OF EMPLOYEES THAT DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BUYING AND SELLING, HE WOULD ONLY OFFER 30$ ON A WATCH THAT WAS PURCHASED LESS THAN A MONTH AGO I HAD THE RECEIPT IN HAND, THE WATCH RETAILS AT $300.00 AND HE SAID HE COULD FIND THEM ONLINE FOR $60 WHAT AN IDIOT!!!
Went to pawn a tv didnt have the remote after the boss checked the tv nade sure it worked said best he could do for a vizio smart tv was 50 if i brought the remote i said let me get the remote he said no problem we close at 7 i drove all the way home came back an he said the tv smells funny somehow my tv picked up a smell from the 15 min drive home an back then he wouldnt take it waste of time an money all he had to do was tell me he couldnt accept the first time i was told this guy was the boss that did this
Will literally try to offer you next to nothing for gold not even near the current going rate and then when you ask a question the old gray hair guy wants to get an attitude or race his voice like he’s tough or something
